A Ketogenic diet is very low carb and high fat diet that turns the body into fat burning machine. This diet has many health benefits besides weight loss. It has proven benefits for chronic conditions like epilepsy, Type 2 diabetes, heart health, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hypertension and cancer. Some people follow ketogenic diet as a…

This is a guest post from my friend Rachel who was my Nutrition classmate from Bauman college. Rachel works as the Volunteer Nutritionist and Programs Director for Natural Doctors International (NDI), the oldest natural global health organization in North America. NDI works to bring integrative medicine to the poor and underserved worldwide. With NDI, Rachel…

10 Tips For Getting Into Nutritional Ketosis For Weight Loss What is Nutritional Ketosis? Ketosis is an eating plan where the body uses ketones to fuel the brain and body instead of glucose like most people use when on the SAD (standard American diet). It can be very helpful for blood sugar and consistent energy…

Breaking the Weight Loss Plateau Podcast – Breaking the Weight Loss Plateau Podcast I was recently featured on the “On Diet and Health Podcast with Beverly Meyer” where we talked about breaking weight loss stalls. We went over various topics such as dealing with stress, exercise, diet pitfalls and mindset. Listen to the show…

Add more fat for weight loss Have you been hearing about Ketosis: cutting protein and adding fat to lose weight? Ketosis: cutting protein and adding fat to lose weight? Lately the interwebs have been buzzing with Jimmy Moore’s summer 2012 weight loss success after tweaking his macronutrient ratios. I have been on the edge…

6 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain – This following is a guest post from my friend Mary Vance who is a fellow nutritionist and blogger: It’s been said that the average adult gains over five pounds over the holiday season, but more recent studies say holiday weight gain is as little as one pound….

How Food Allergies Cause Weight Gain Recently I was quoted in an article on the popular website fitsugar.com. The following is an excerpt from the article: When dieting and regular exercise won’t help you lose weight, it might be a food allergen that’s to blame. Although some allergies are fast-acting and found early because of…

Mad Women: Understanding Betty’s Thyroid Issues – I am major fan of Mad Men and I was intrigued when Betty had a thyroid lump in Episode 3 of Season 5. Betty is Don’s ex -wife who has gained some major pounds since season 4 and it is revealed that she has thyroid problem. I want…

12 Ways to Beat the Freshman 15 – I was honored to guest blog at Carbsmart.com about ways to beat the Freshman 15. I wanted to write this blog to help young students avoid metabolism-damaging mistakes I made. I hope this entry helps others avoid the thyroid problems linked to repetitive yo-yo dieting, blood sugar imbalances,…

We are holding a cooking class at my studio where we will teach you about the flavors of the southern Mediterranean and North Africa. My husband is a professionally trained chef and he will show you some tricks of the trade. The menu will feature three different meats, a salad, an appetizer and dessert. At…

12 Reasons You Can’t Trust Your Scale – In the Middle Ages, they had guillotines, stretch racks, whips and chains. Nowadays, we have a much more effective torture device called the bathroom scale. ~Stephen Phillips 12 Reasons You Can’t Trust Your Scale There are many positive physiological changes that can be observed after following a…

In 2001 when I went to Weight Watchers and lost 80 lbs I did a lot of things WRONG and I am still paying the price. But there were some things I did right and they actually teach some helpful tips in their meetings. The following habits are helpful and can help anyone achieve long…

The Low Carb Cruise 2012 was an amazing experience. It brought together many different experts in the field of nutrition and exercise. A special thanks to all the organizers Debbie Hubbs and Becky Gandy who both had a great attitude and kept the group laughing. Jimmy Moore was amazing as always as the MC, he…

Weight Loss and Health Lessons from Downton Abbey – I have to admit lately I have been obsessed with Downton Abbey on PBS but I have always been a sucker for period drama’s. This mini-series is set in England in the early 1900’s before and during WWI. The show is about an aristocratic family who…

Christine and her son, Omar This is a post from my new client Christine who is documenting her weight loss journey while receiving my training and nutritional advice. You can read her last post here. Read down to the end to find out how much Christine has lost so far!! I mentioned in my last post…

This is a post from my new client Christine who documenting her weight loss journey while receiving my training and nutritional advice. You can read her first post here. It was really great to end week 3 of working with Caitlin with the San Francisco 49ers in the play-offs. My husband’s play-off party showed me…

I love cereal! I would say it was one of my favorite foods. I tried a million times to eat “healthier “versions but my addiction raged on. I used to buy All-Bran and eat it by the box full. I ate it until my stomach hurt and then I went back for another bowl an…